1984 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1984 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 8 to March 11, 1984. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Georgetown had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.

1984 Big East men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1983–84
Teams	9
Site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Georgetown (3rd title)
Winning coach	John Thompson (3rd title)
MVP	Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)
Television	Metrosports/ESPN (Entire Tournament)
Big East men's basketball tournaments

1983–84 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Georgetown†	14	–	2		.875			34	–	3		.919
No. 18 Syracuse	12	–	4		.750			23	–	9		.719
Villanova	12	–	4		.750			19	–	12		.613
Boston College	8	–	8		.500			18	–	12		.600
St. John's	8	–	8		.500			18	–	12		.600
Pittsburgh	6	–	10		.375			18	–	13		.581
Connecticut	5	–	11		.313			13	–	15		.464
Providence	5	–	11		.313			15	–	14		.517
Seton Hall	2	–	14		.125			9	–	19		.321
† 1984 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1984 Rankings from AP Poll

Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 82–71, to claim its third Big East tournament championship.

Teams

Seed	Team	Coach	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
1	Georgetown	John Thompson	Champion	2 Syracuse	W 82-71
2	Syracuse	Jim Boheim	Runner-Up	1 Georgetown	L 71-82
3	Villanova	Rollie Massimino	Semifinals	2 Syracuse	L 65-66
4	Boston College	Gary Williams	Quarterfinals	5 St. John's	L 56-57
5	St. John's	Lou Carnesecca	Semifinals	1 Georgetown	L 68-79
6	Pittsburgh	Roy Chipman	Quarterfinals	3 Villanova	L 65-75
7	Connecticut	Dom Perno	Quarterfinals	2 Syracuse	L 58-73
8	Providence	Joe Mullaney	Quarterfinals	1 Georgetown	L 50-70
9	Seton Hall	P.J. Carlesimo	First Round	8 Providence	L 55-59

Bracket

	First round March 8, 1984					Quarterfinals March 9, 1984					Semifinals March 10, 1984					Championship Game March 11, 1984
						1	#2 Georgetown	70
						8	Providence	50
	8	Providence	59
	9	Seton Hall	55
											1	#2 Georgetown	79
											5	St. John's	68
						4	Boston College	56
						5	St. John's	57
																1	#2 Georgetown	82OT
																2	Syracuse	71
						2	Syracuse	73
						7	Connecticut	58
											2	Syracuse	66
											3	Villanova	65
						3	Villanova	75
						6	Pittsburgh	65

Game summaries

Quarterfinals summary

TCS MetroSports

Thursday, March 9 7:00 PM EST

#8 Providence Friars 50, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 70
Pts: Starks – 16 Rebs: Canty – 6 Asts: Donovan – 3		Pts: Ewing – 18 Rebs: Martin – 9 Asts: Jackson – 6 Halftime Score: Providence, 25-23

Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591

Semifinals summary

TCS MetroSports

Friday, March 10 approx. 9:00 PM EST

#5 St. John's Redmen 68, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 79
Pts: Mullin – 29 Rebs: Wennington – 7 Asts: Jackson – 11		Pts: Ewing – 24 Rebs: Dalton, Ewing – 5 Asts: Jackson, Williams – 5 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 41-30

Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591

Championship game summary

TCS MetroSports ESPN

Saturday, March 11 7:00 PM EST

#2 Syracuse Orangemen 71, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 82 (OT)
Pts: Washington – 27 Rebs: Alexis – 9 Asts: Washington – 6		Pts: Ewing – 27 Rebs: Ewing – 16 Asts: Williams, Wingate – 5 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 36-31 End of Regulation: 63-63

Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591 Referees: Larry Lembo, Dick Paparo, Jody Sylvester

Announcers

Date	Seed	Teams	Flagship station	Play-by-play announcer	Color analyst(s)
1984	1	Georgetown	WWDC AM 1260 (Georgetown)	Rich Chvotkin

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

• Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
• Andre Hawkins, Syracuse
• Michael Jackson, Georgetown
• Ed Pinckney, Villanova
• Dwayne Washington, Syracuse

External links

• "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.